Marcel Barbeau

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  • Marcel Barbeau, Automne marins, 2011
    Automne marins, 2011
    38 x 50 in.
  • Marcel Barbeau, Belle gitane, 2013
    Belle gitane, 2013
    54 x 54 in.
  • Marcel Barbeau, D'azur et d'étoiles, 2013
    D'azur et d'étoiles, 2013
    54 x 54 in.
  • Marcel Barbeau, Départ-navire, 2013
    Départ-navire, 2013
    54 x 54 in.
  • Marcel Barbeau, Folie et sagesse, 2003
    Folie et sagesse, 2003
    66 x 66 in.
  • Marcel Barbeau, Kermesse, 2011
    Kermesse, 2011
    38 x 50 in.
  • Marcel Barbeau, La clarté du plaisir, 2006
    La clarté du plaisir, 2006
    55 x 55 in.
  • Marcel Barbeau, Les gerbes de l'automne, 2006
    Les gerbes de l'automne, 2006
    39 1/4 x 39 1/4 in.
  • Marcel Barbeau, Nomade, 2009
    Nomade, 2009
    55 x 55 in.
  • Marcel Barbeau, Nuits de mai, 2012
    Nuits de mai, 2012
    54 x 54 in.
  • Marcel Barbeau, Peruvian adventure, 1988
    Peruvian adventure, 1988
    54 x 72 in.
  • Marcel Barbeau, Rétine longchamp, 1965
    Rétine longchamp, 1965
    39 x 32 in.
  • Marcel Barbeau, Sans titre, 2012
    Sans titre, 2012
    48 x 48 in.
  • Marcel Barbeau, Sans titre, 2009
    Sans titre, 2009
    48 x 48 in.
  • Marcel Barbeau, Sans titre, 2009
    Sans titre, 2009
    48 x 48 in.
Overview

An active member of the Automatistes led by Paul-Émile Borduas, Marcel Barbeau (1925-2014) is a widely exhibited, innovative artist. His early training was thorough. As well as studying drawing at the École du meuble, Montréal, he worked with Borduas, with architect Marcel Parizeau and art historian Maurice Gagnon. He travelled extensively 1962-74, living and exhibiting in Paris, New York and California, and his style changed, moving from the lyrical abstracts of the Automatiste period towards a more geometric mode.

 

In the late 1970s he returned to the free-form, all-over surface activity that he had favoured before. His sculptures have appeared in shows in Montréal (1984) and Toronto (1986). By 1987, inspired by his sculpture and collages, his painting again changed, moving back to hard edge forms in highly contrasted colours. He has won many awards, including the 1964 Royal Canadian Academy Zack Award and the 1994 Gold Medal in painting at the Jeux de la Francophonie in Paris and is represented in major collections.